UK geographies

Subnational economic indicators are provided for a range of geographies, and not always the same ones. A brief outline of the major geographical units:

Available aggregate economic indicators

Regional accounts:

Other useful indicators:

Maps

Productivity - GVA per hour

GVA per head

Gross disposable household income per head

Graduate jobs

Trade


  1. The area must also have a working population of at least 3,500. However, for areas with a working population in excess of 25,000, self-containment rates as low as 66.7% are accepted. The 2011 TTWAs number 228. They cover the whole of the UK and were defined in 2015 using 2011 Census commuting flow data, indicating home and workplace address. The TTWAs are based on aggregations of Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) in England and Wales, Data Zones (DZ) in Scotland, and Super Output Areas (SOA) in Northern Ireland. From https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/ukgeographies/censusgeography#travel-to-work-area. Detailed guidance at https://ons.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=379c0cdb374f4f1e94209e908e9a21d9